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Brain Aging and Therapeutic Interventions 2013th Edition
Author(s): Mahendra K. Thakur (Editor), Suresh I.S. Rattan
- Publisher: Springer
- Publication Date: 11 Dec. 2012
- Edition: 2013th
- Language: English
- Print length: 308 pages
- ISBN-10: 9789400752368
- ISBN-13: 9789400752368
Book Description
This book brings together most up-to-date information on different aspects of brain aging and on the strategies for intervention and therapy of age-related brain disorders. It includes 18 chapters by leading researchers, and each chapter is a comprehensive and critical review of the topic in question, discusses the current scenario and focuses on future perspectives. The target readership is the undergraduate and graduate students in the universities, in medical and nursing colleges, along with the post-graduate researchers and practicing clinicians who would like to know about the latest developments in the field of neurodegenerative disorders and their therapeutic interventions. This book will be of much interest to pharmaceutical, nutrition and healthcare industry for an easy access to accurate and reliable information in the field of aging research and intervention.
Editorial Reviews
Review
From the reviews:
“This textbook concerns the effects of hormonal deficiencies and imbalances in relation to the HPA and the effects upon the aging brain. … I recommend this book to obstetricians, gynecologists, neurologists, and neuroscientists who already have an interest in women’s health.” (Joseph J. Grenier, Amazon.com, March, 2014)
From the Back Cover
The proposed book will be a multi-author review book comprised of relevant chapters written in the form of critical reviews by the leading researchers in their respective fields. The format of the articles will be in semi-academic style in which research data from various experimental systems will be presented while focusing on their applications in human beings with respect to the prevention and treatment of age-related impairments in brain functions. The book will consist of about 18 chapters, each of which will be on an average 16 pages long giving about 300 pages. Each chapter will be a comprehensive and critical review of the topic in question presenting important data in a tabulated form, and wherever necessary using photographs and line drawings. It will provide an authoritative and up-to-date account of a specific topic with a comprehensive list of citations of original research papers and review articles.
